It was another hot summer sweating next to the server fan for the Skara team, but nevertheless we were able to make another step of progress. Welcome to Build 0.5.4!
Here’s a list of the new Features found in the 0.5.4 version:
- A new playable tutorial (including a new environment: The Khilma dungeons).
- Power up items in the arenas (specifically health power ups and damage buffs).
- Try all three characters without leveling up! This is something a lot of our users requested and we were very happy to change.
- Class skills are now attached to different buttons (Q&E on the keyboard, X and Y on Xbox controller)
- The Melee combat is faster now, the Hit stun is reduced. Also the free target mode has been modified to allow characters to dodge without losing focus on the target.
- Rankings! Who will be the best? Find it in the War Log in the UI.
We also changed the Duel Game conditions to make it feel more like a Versus fighting game.
- We’ve worked on the animations for all characters to make them more realistic and more spectacular. Characters should blend to sprint mode now and a lot of other features: Check them out!
- New in-game HUD: Now you can check your enemy’s shield meter as well as the skills they’ve equipped. There’s also a new effort meter when sprinting.
- Finally, we did a lot of Bug and crash fixing to make the game more stable. Please as usual send us feedback if something isn’t working by either writing in the forums, sending us an email, or filling out a bug report.
Community development news.
We know it has been difficult to find other players online, and we want to do everything we can to improve this. We can confirm there are a LOT of you out there!
On of the issues we are facing is no budget for dedicated servers, which means players will not be able to find each other if they are not in the same general area.
This should get better once we get dedicated servers (hopefully soon!), but meanwhile the best way to find other players is to send a shout out on social media, like Twitter, Reddit, or in Steam. We have a million ideas for tackling this, but we are of course always happy to listen to you all. Remember: Sharing is caring.
We have several more announcements coming soon, so stay tuned. And See you on the battlefield!
Pablo and his ragtag group of indie pirate developers. ARRRRG!